Experimental comparison of load-pull measurement systems for nonlinear power transistor characterization

Frédérique Deshours; Eric Bergeault; F. Blache; Jean Pierre Villotte; B. Villeforceix

doi:10.1109/19.668266

Experimental comparison of load-pull measurement systems for nonlinear power transistor characterization

Frédérique Deshours
, Eric Bergeault
, F. Blache
, Jean Pierre Villotte
, B. Villeforceix

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Abstract

Load-pull measurements are essential to accurately characterize power devices. This paper presents a comparison of measurement systems based on a load-pull configuration. The experimental results performed on a power MESFET transistor (1 W) are compared in terms of output power level and power added efficiency under variable operating conditions, i.e., load impedances and input power levels.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1251-1255
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume	46
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/19.668266
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 1997

Keywords

Heterodyne network analyzer
Large-signal experimental characterization
Load-pull techniques
Nonlinear
Power added efficiency
Power transistors
Six-port reflectometers
Tuner

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